Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-05-04

Lh1ildIs OOlOIduO.
Ladies' fine shoes, hand turned and
walking shoes at Wood Il Vincent's. 40
Geppert & Stone have up and on ex-
hib;tion the FIRST harvester of the sea-
son.
Chas. II. Butman is examining the
county treasurer's books with the pro-
bate judge.
The waterworks company are CORES
ponding about the cost of machinery
and piping.
Remember, there are bargains, un-
heard of in this city, at the store of
Blickhahn & Co. 46
The Swank stock of goods at Lake
City is to be sold by the sheriff on Sat
urday, May 18th.
Eli Smith is IN from Dillon, Colorado.
and will remain several weeks. His
health is greatly improved.
DIR. j. o. Burner, of Mingona. will
make trip to the Panhandle of Texas
this week, in search of a location.
The Fort Scott railroad will be sold
on the 23d inst, and then we will hear
something to the advantage of Medi-
cine Lodge.
Mrs. s. f. Stone Will start in short
time to California, where she will
spend the summer with her daughter,
Mrs las II Fleming
There is some kind of a poisonous
vine or weed in the Elm grove south
east of town. Several children are
nursing poisoned faces or limbs.
The INDEX has recently received a
large new lot of stationery and job
stock, and we are better prepared than
ever for the execution of frst-class
job work.
Only two marriage licenses were is
sued this week, although several par
ties have inquired of Judge Hardy
about the formality of getting those
desirable documents.
Mrs. ". 5. Thurman, aged s., moth
er of John c. Thurman, of this city.
died suddenly, at New Albany, Indi-
ana, April Doth, OF heart trouble. She
leaves three daughters and five sons.
y peddler or solicitor for the sale of
tinware and notions, was here yester-
day taking orders. We have an idea
that all such come under the provisions
of the ordinance passed last year tax
ing them from So to $50 per day.
The jury in the Boyd cattle case,
tried at Anthony, last week, could not
agree. standing for the plaintiffs, and
for Boyd. This is the old case involv-
ing the question of Texas fever, alleg-
ed to have been spread in this country
in 1853.
The law firm of Ellis & Overstreet
has been dissolved. and the partners
will each continue in the practice on
his own hook. G.. w. Ellis retains
the old Office while s. l.. Overstreet has
a suit of rooms on the same floor. Both
are good men.
Arrangements lave been made by
which the Hutchinson Daily News will
reach here on the day of publication.
II contains full telegraphic report of
news and is besides a good newspaper.
Copies may be found at the post Office
news stand.
Mr.. j. G.. Adel, stenographer for
- fr-fn
ture Monday evening at the Christian
church on the art of photography. He
will instruct class in this art If suf-
ilcieat number show a disposition to
study it. His rates are very reasonable.
T. L. Purdy, the accommodating RAIL
road agent at this place, has been given
a vacation of thirty days. With his
family he will spend the time at his old
home, Ottawa, Kansas. A Mr.. Hat
field, formerly of Attica, will have
charge of the Office during Mr. Purdy's
absence.
DR.. Gillette has purchased DR.. Lock
woods house OH north Walnut street,
and will occupy it. DIR. Lockwood will
go TO Des Moines, Iowa, and continue
IN the practice of his profession. His
folks and his wife's folks reside in
Iowa. DR.. Gillette will occupy the of
flee now used by DR.. Lockwood.
There is plan OIL foot among bust
ness men in this city to publish "black
list'-that is list of dead beats who
leave here without paying their just
debts. 1t is fact that such list could
be prepared that would be signed by
nearly every business man and mer-
chant in the city. Bills sent to these
delinqucnts through the mails do no
good, IS the parties addressed make it
practice of not calling for their mails,
or having Objectionable appearing let
tiers returned.
District cOnrt Is in session at King
man this week and Medicine Lodge is
well represented there by Attorneys
Brand 81 Long and Z. Sample, and
MesSrs. I. L. O'Bryan, Eli Smith and
Others. The Griffin damage suit will
be tried. This is the case in which one
Riley Griffin is seeking to recover dam
ages from several OF our citizens whom
he charges with having badly treated
him when he was suspected of being
connected with the robbery of one Ar
thur Snider, near this splace two years
ago. Tie ChitwOod's, now fugitives
from justice, were connected with the
robbery, il is said.
Mr.. Z. w. Hill, county surveyor of
Barber county, was married in this CITY
last Saturday, April SOth, to Miss E, j.
Joy of Boston, Mass. Rev. Sanderson,
assisted by Rev. o. b. Shaw officiating.
Several of Mr.. Hills immediate friends
were present. After the ceremonv Mr.